Bag-fastener.



' A. T. HAMILTON.

BAG FASTENER. APPLIOATION FILED MAY 21, 1 908.

Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

@3 4 in wow ALEXANDER T. HAMILTON, OF TREAT, GEORGIA.

BAG-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 21, 1908.

Patented April 6, 1909.

Serial No. 434,107.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER T. HAMILTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Treat, in the county of Haralson and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Bag- Fasteners; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to fasteners or closures for sacks or bags, and has for its object to provide a cheap and simple fastening means which can be easily and conveniently applied to any kind or style of bags or sacks.

With this object in view my invention consists in the novel construction of the fastener as will be first fully described and afterward specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is an elevation of the upper portion of a bag or sack showing fastener in operative position and sealed. fig. 2 is a plan view of the fastener. big. 3 is a plan View of the fastener partially in fastening position. Fig. 4 is a plan view of fastener partially in fastening position. fig. 5 is a plan view of fastener in fastening osition, and Fig. 6 is a lan view showing astener sealed.

ike numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several figures in which:

1 indicates the bag or sack and 2 the mouth thereof.

3 indicates the fastener which, as shown in Fig. 2, comprises the central portion 4, two end portions 5 and 6 and eyes or loops 7, the wire forming the fastener being twisted together at 8 to form the eyes or loops 7 as clearly shown.

Having thus described the several parts of my invention its operation is as follows: In order to apply the fastener to a bag or sack, the central portion 4 is bent around the mouth of the same into position shown in Fig. 3. One of the end portions 5 or 6 is then passed through the mouth of the bag in position shown in liig. 4. The ortion passing through the bag and eXten ing therefrom being then bent around the mouth of the bag and passed through the eyes or loops 7 in position shown in rig. 5, the ends of the portions 5 and 6 are then twisted together and can be sealed if desired as shown in Big. 1.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A fastener or closure of the character described comprising a central portion adapted to be bent around an object to be fastened or closed, an eye or loop formed at each end of said central portion and an end portion extending from each of said eyes or 100 s, one of said end portions being adapted to e passed through the object to be fastened or closed and to bepassed through both of said eyes or loops and to engage the other of said end portions.

2. A fastener or closure of the character described comprising two eyes or loops formed therein intermediate the ends thereof, the portion of the fastener between the said two eyes or loops being adapted to be bent around an ob ect to be fastened or closed, one end of the fastener being adapted to be passed through the object to be fastened or closed and to bepassed through both of said eyes or loops and to engage the other end of the fastener.

3. A fastener or closure of the character described comprising an eye or loop formed therein intermediate the ends thereof, one end of said fastener being adapted to be passed through an object to be fastened or closed and to be passed through said eye or loop and to engage the other end of the fastener.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

ALEXANDER T. HAMILTON.

Witnesses:

JESSIE E. WARMACK, JAMES W. CALEY. 

